A Gqeberha woman accused of misappropriating more than R698,000 from her late mother’s estate was released on bail on Thursday.
Mariaan le Roux, 44, appeared in the city’s commercial crime’s court after being arrested by the Hawks on theft charges.
It is alleged Le Roux, in her capacity as an administrator of her mother Maria Christina Senekal’s estate, misappropriated the estate’s funds for her personal enrichment, between June 2017 and November 2019.
Senekal had needed an administrator as she suffered from dementia.
Eastern Cape woman arrested for allegedly stealing from mom’s estate
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A Gqeberha woman accused of misappropriating more than R698,000 from her late mother’s estate was released on bail on Thursday.
Mariaan le Roux, 44, appeared in the city’s commercial crime’s court after being arrested by the Hawks on theft charges.
It is alleged Le Roux, in her capacity as an administrator of her mother Maria Christina Senekal’s estate, misappropriated the estate’s funds for her personal enrichment, between June 2017 and November 2019.
Senekal had needed an administrator as she suffered from dementia.
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According to provincial Hawks spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, after Senekal’s death, Le Roux had to meet with her siblings to decide on a suitable executor.
Le Roux, as the previous administrator, had to give an account on how she had administrated Senekal’s estate.
Discrepancies were identified and the matter was reported to the Hawks.
The matter was postponed to September 1 for the defence to receive a copy of the docket.
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